Description

The starting salary for this role is £53,918 per annum, working 36 hours per week.

Are you passionate about safeguarding and partnership working?

Do you want a role where you can achieve real impact, drive improved outcomes, and build strong relationships?

An exciting and key role is available leading the Partnership Development Team at Surrey County Council, the team support the Surrey Safeguarding Children Partnership.

Surrey Safeguarding Children Partnership (SSCP) launched in 2019, bringing together partner agencies and voluntary sector to deliver improved outcomes for Children and Families across Surrey. This is an exciting opportunity to make a positive difference and promote Safeguarding countywide.

The team is multi-agency funded but hosted by Surrey County Council, within the Quality Relationships department which leads on developing and nurturing partnerships across agencies and organisations working with children and young people in the county, driving user involvement and customer relations, embedding our renewed focus on strategic and operational planning and supporting our workforce through the children’s services academy.

You will lead an established team responsible for supporting and coordinating the countywide safeguarding partnership arrangements. You will be a champion and an enabler of partnership practice, aware of the benefits to the local authority, health sector, Police and third sector of working together and integrating services where it makes sense to do so. You will also have a strong commitment to engaging with youth people and other users of our services as a core element of good partnership practice. We have built strong foundations for our safeguarding partnership arrangements and the post holder will lead on the continuous development of these arrangements and championing improved impact and outcomes. You will also play a key role in developing and supporting broader partnerships, for example in respect of early help and youth services and services for young people with SEN and disabilities.

To be successful in your application, you will need to demonstrate:

• Previous experience of working in a children’s safeguarding partnership/board and an understanding of child safeguarding processes such as serious case reviews.
• Excellent organisational and planning skills with the ability to lead and coordinate multi-agency work groups to deliver priorities.
• Significant experience of operational management of services to children with proven experience in effective management of partnership governance arrangements.
• Proven experience of effective engagement of partners with the ability to maintain effective working relationships in a multi-agency context.
• Effective strategic thinking and problem-solving ability
• Previous people management and leadership experience

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Additional Information

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 17th July 2022.

Interviews date TBC.

An enhanced DBS ‘Disclosure and Barring Service’ check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) will be required for this role.

Contact Details

For an informal discussion please contact Paul Bailey by e-mail at[email protected].

We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.

Benefits

From flexible working to job sharing (where possible) we are committed to providing a healthy work life balance. A laptop and mobile will be supplied if applicable to your role. You will benefit from 26 days annual leave, rising to 28 days after 2 years' service, a generous local government salary related pension, as well as the option to join our car lease scheme. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit MyBenefits for Surrey County Council staff.

Our Commitment

Surrey County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer of first choice reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all under represented groups.

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